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Meanings of verbascum thapsus in English

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verbascum thapsus
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verbascum schraderi
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Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches.

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      Usage of verbascum thapsus in English
      1
      Lastly, the Solanaceae: Verbascum thapsus, or shepherd's club; V. sinuatum, or scollop-leaved mullein.
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      2
      Verbascum Thapsus is diffused over all the country, is vastly more common here than in Germany, fide Engelmann.
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      3
      Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariaceae).-Highlyself-fertile
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